##ened by his success , togo resumed long @ - @ range bombardment missions , prompting the russians to lay more mine ##fields , which sank two japanese battleships the following month . during the battle of the yellow sea on 10 august , asahi , now commanded by captain ts ##una ##aki ##ra no ##moto , was second in line of the column of japanese battleships , behind mika ##sa , and was one of the primary targets of the russian ships . she was only hit by a single 12 @ - @ inch shell that wounded two crew ##men . both guns in her aft 12 @ - @ inch gun turret , however , were disabled by shells that detonated prematurely in their barrels
##ened by his success, togo resumed long @ - @ range bombardment missions, prompting the russians to lay more minefields, which sank two japanese battleships the following month. during the battle of the yellow sea on 10 august, asahi, now commanded by captain tsunaakira nomoto, was second in line of the column of japanese battleships, behind mikasa, and was one of the primary targets of the russian ships. she was only hit by a single 12 @ - @ inch shell that wounded two crewmen. both guns in her aft 12 @ - @ inch gun turret, however, were disabled by shells that detonated prematurely in their barrels